MUMBAI: 145 radio entries have been submitted from a total of 4824 entries in The Eurobest Advertising Festival, Europe's annual awards for creative excellence in advertising and communications.

The entries submitted this year have risen 11% compared to the 2010 festival. 84 jury members have judged the awards in 13 categories from 36 countries.

Whilst most categories are up this year, radio has increase by just one percent. There has been a substantial rise in Film Craft (+80%), Mobile (+76%), Promo & Activation (+30%), Outdoor (+26%), Direct (+18%), Media (+18%), Design (+17%) and Film (+16%). There has been a slight decrease in the Integrated (-16%), Interactive (-11%) and Print (-7%) categories.

The top submitting countries in 2011 are Germany (1141) followed by France (616), Sweden (530), Switzerland (345), United Kingdom (303), Belgium (252), and The Netherlands (251).

Eurobest organizer & Cannes Lions CEO Philip Thomas said, It's encouraging to see such growth in the number of entries. It stands testament to Europe's creativity and proves that the European community are still producing ground-breaking, innovative work that they are proud to submit as award-worthy. We look forward to showcasing all of the entries and honouring the best of them at the Festival....

The three-day Eurobest Festival will kick-off on Monday 28 November, while the awards show will be held on Wednesday 30 November at the S??o Luiz Theatre, Lisbon, Portugal.